Thanks again. Went to the express lane and filled up the form...have been asked to wait for two days before changing the settings.
In the meanwhile, the 'good news' is this: I have been able to transfer files from my iPhone to the iPad via airdrop! I guess the reason for being unable to have a smooth transfer earlier could be this: earlier I was carrying out the operation in a neighbouring room and not in the room where the wifi router is located. Only the photos could be transferred and not the videos. When I have tried out the transfer in the room where I have the router, the process took place without any hassles.
Could this be the reason for the problem faced earlier?
Regards and take care.
Dr Somanna